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2011 | Alpine, California | Motor vehicle crash death rate

Summary Information

Range in California
(Min-Max):		 6-47
Overall in California: 12
National Benchmark: 12 (90th percentile)

Ranking Methodology

Summary Measure: Health Factors - Health Behaviors (Alcohol Use)
Weight in Health Factors: 2.5%
Years of Data Used: 2001-2007
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Motor vehicle crash deaths are measured as the crude mortality rate per 100,000 population due to on- or off-road accidents involving a motor vehicle. Motor vehicle deaths includes traffic and non-traffic accidents involving motorcycles and 3-wheel motor vehicles; cars; vans; trucks; buses; street cars; ATVs; industrial, agricultural, and construction vehicles; and bikes & pedestrians when colliding with any of the vehicles mentioned. Deaths due to boating accidents and airline crashes are not included in this measure.

These data were calculated for the County Health Rankings by National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), based on data reported to the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS). NCHS used data for a seven-year period to create more robust estimates of cause-specific mortality, particularly for counties with smaller populations.

A strong association has also been demonstrated between excessive drinking and alcohol-impaired driving, with approximately 17,000 Americans killed annually in alcohol-related motor vehicle crashes.

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MV mortality rate Crude motor-vehicle related mortality rate per 100,000 population
Error Margin 95% confidence interval reported by National Center for Health Statistics
Z-Score (Measure - Average of CA counties)/(Standard Deviation)
PlaceMV mortality rateError MarginZ-Score
Alameda88-9-1.28
Alpine*378-108NR
Amador2822-341.08
Butte2018-220.14
Calaveras3327-391.67
Colusa2416-320.61
Contra Costa109-10-1.12
Del Norte3123-381.37
El Dorado1513-17-0.48
Fresno2019-220.17
Glenn2921-371.17
Humboldt2118-240.29
Imperial2018-230.17
Inyo2717-360.90
Kern2120-220.21
Kings2219-250.33
Lake2823-331.03
Lassen2115-270.24
Los Angeles109-10-1.11
Madera2623-300.87
Marin65-7-1.59
Mariposa3020-401.31
Mendocino2016-230.08
Merced2421-260.54
Modoc4025-552.50
Mono*179-27-0.28
Monterey1513-16-0.52
Napa1310-15-0.75
Nevada1714-20-0.23
Orange88-9-1.26
Placer1211-14-0.83
Plumas2013-270.11
Riverside1716-18-0.24
Sacramento1312-13-0.77
San Benito1713-21-0.21
San Bernardino1716-18-0.24
San Diego1111-12-0.92
San Francisco66-7-1.50
San Joaquin1716-18-0.27
San Luis Obispo1514-17-0.43
San Mateo76-8-1.44
Santa Barbara1211-13-0.84
Santa Clara77-8-1.37
Santa Cruz1110-13-0.91
Shasta1916-21-0.01
Sierra*5429-93NR
Siskiyou2217-280.40
Solano1312-15-0.67
Sonoma1211-13-0.87
Stanislaus1918-20-0.01
Sutter2319-270.45
Tehama2419-290.61
Trinity^4733-603.00
Tulare2523-270.75
Tuolumne2822-331.03
Ventura1110-12-0.97
Yolo1210-14-0.85
Yuba2420-290.64

NR in Z-Score column indicates county "not ranked"
*Unreliable estimates
^Z-Score was capped at -3.0/3.0 due to population < 20,000